Title :
Miniaturized planar slow-wave antennas and their application to ultrawideband multifunction antennas
Author :
Wang, Johnson J H ; Triplett, David J. ; Workman, Steve C.
Author_Institution :
Wang Electro-Opto Corp., Marietta, GA, USA
Abstract :
Miniaturization of traveling-wave (TW) antennas by the slow-wave (SW) technique is shown highly promising over large instantaneous bandwidths, up to 10:1 for the unidirectional radiator and over 100:1 for the omnidirectional radiator. The technique enables a single multifunction antenna to handle virtually all terrestrial and satellite communications on an automobile, except for AM/FM radio.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; omnidirectional antennas; planar antennas; satellite communication; ultra wideband antennas; AM-FM radio; SW; TW; automobile; miniaturized planar slow-wave antennas; omnidirectional radiator; satellite communications; traveling-wave antennas; ultrawideband multifunction antennas; unidirectional radiator; Antenna measurements; Ceramics; Gain; Substrates; Ultra wideband antennas; antenna; miniaturization; mulifunction; planar; slow wave; ultrawideband;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave, Antenna, Propagation, and EMC Technologies for Wireless Communications (MAPE), 2011 IEEE 4th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8265-8
DOI :
10.1109/MAPE.2011.6156260
